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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Nur react when Deven tells him he teaches in the Hindi department?

2. In what ways were Murad and Deven different when they were young?

3. What does Deven do when Imtiaz and the old woman began to fight with Nur between them?

4. Where does Murad visit Deven at the start of Chapter 1?

5. What does Murad suggest Deven tell Nur regarding Nur's request that Deven work as his secretary?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe what Deven sees when he first enters Nur's room in Chapter 2?

2. How does Deven react when Murad tells him he will not be going to Nur's with him? What does Murad do to try to appease his friend?

3. How did Deven and Sarla come to be married? In what ways is their marriage different from how Sarla imagined?

4. How is Mirpore described at the start of Chapter 2 while Deven rides from Mirpore to Delhi?

5. How does Deven behave toward his wife as protest against her disappointment in their married life?

6. Why does Deven go to the college rather than home when he first returns to Mirpore after his first visit to Delhi? What does he do at the college?

7. What does Deven do for work? What does Murad do for work? How or why did they each come by these jobs?

8. What does Nur tell his groups of friends Deven is there to do during his first visit in Chapter 3?

9. Why is Deven surprised at the company Nur keeps when he first meets him?

10. Who is Mrs. Bhalla? What does she say to Deven when he arrives home after his lectures in Chapter 4?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Pick a character from the novel and discuss their goals and motives. Do they achieve their motive? Do they share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do their goals clash with other characters? How do the characters' goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the use of dialogue vs the use of description. Look at how each is used in the novel and what makes these uses effective or ineffective.

Essay Topic 3

Choose a character and discuss their role in creating conflict in the book.

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